Lawson Oyekan

Lawson Oyedokun Oyekan was born in 1961 in Stockwell, England and grew up in Ibadan, son of a Nigerian high court Judge, attended Loyola College, Ibadan, Nigeria, West Africa, returning to England in 1983 to study art where he attended the art foundation course in East Ham.

Initially learning the practice of throwing with porcelain, Oyekan created diaphragm-like artworks with a lifted centre.

His pieces are adorned with piercings and sometimes include text in English or his native language, Yoruba.

This piece is a monolithic, terracotta sculpture, closed, measuring 6 feet and 7 inches in height.

The passage of light as well as the ability for the pieces to "breathe" is a concern in portraying a life in his work through these vessels.